A prison escape, propeller planes, and 5 million square meters of concrete—this architect lived in fifth gear.
The work of Fernand Pouillon, "France's most wanted" architect after being imprisoned and mysteriously escaping in the 1960s, now seems to have faded into the background. However, in 50 years he has built more than 5 million square meters, mainly between France and Algeria, at a frantic pace, traveling tens of thousands of kilometers per week, by propeller plane, to go to construction sites. at night or at dawn between Marseille, Paris, Algiers or in the middle of the desert, until you burn your wings. Among others, Fernand Pouillon decided to build houses for the most modest.
Direction
Elegant archival weaving between Algeria and Marseille
Production
Stunning period footage of brutalist dreams rising
Director
Jean-Marie Montangerand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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